Which to use
“disk” is a noun and “disse” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,980
- “disk” frequency rank
- #176
- “disse” frequency rank
- 26156
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disk | disse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | disque | primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo dizer |
Letter map: disk vs disse
Shared letters muted; letters that set disk and disse apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for disk / disse
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: disk is anoun and disseaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26156, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disk is recorded at frequency rank #25,980, classified as anoun. disse is at rank #176, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʤi.se].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 26156, this pair ranks #43,033 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of disk vs disse
Shared letters: dis. Private to "disk": k. Private to "disse": e.
"disk" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "disse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "disk" for "disse" ever safe?
Frequency check: "disk" vs "disse" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "disk" vs "disse" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "disk" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,033 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disk" and "disse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dink vs disk". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #43,033 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.